DANIEL AUTEUIL
(Alex)
BIOGRAPHY
Born in Algiers, to a father who was an opera singer, Daniel Auteuil spent his youth
and adolescence in "all the theaters of provincial France." His desire to be an actor
dates back to those days.
At seventeen, he participated in a few operettas before enrolling in acting classes
with François Florent.
After making a rather eccentric debut at the Theatre National de Paris suspended in
a bag, legs waving about, he was cast in the American production in Paris for GODSPELL.
He performed with the company for two years before joining the cast of LA FOLLE DE
CHAILLOT, opposite Edwige Feuillére. In 1981, he directed and starred in Gérard Lauzier's play, LE GARCON D'APPARTEMENT.
His first film role was in Gérard Pirès' L'AGGRESSION (1974). He continued his work
in the theater as he made his way to bigger and better film roles. After appearing
in several comedies, he grew concerned that his talent might seem limited to comical
roles, and went on to star in various thrillers, among them L'INDIC (1982) and L'ARBALÈTE
(1984).
Auteuil explored characters of a graver nature in LES FAUVES (1983), and in Claude
Berri's widely acclaimed epic, JEAN DE FLORETTE (1986), and its sequel, MANON OF
THE SPRING (1986), the story of a scheming landowner and the tragedy his greed brings
upon the lives of his neighbors. His performance in JEAN DE FLORETTE earned him the Cèsar
for Best Actor.
He also starred in the widely popular, ROMUALD AND JULIETTE (1988), Coline Serreau's
film about a wealthy business executive who falls deeply in love with his black cleaning
lady.
UN COEUR EN HIVER, Auteuil's second film with director Claude Sautet and his third
performance with co-star Emmanuelle Bèart, earned him the 1993 Felix Award for Best
Actor at the European Festival of Cinema.
LES VOLEURS marks Auteuil's second collaboration with Catherine Deneuve and André
Téchiné, the previous one being MA SAISON PREFEREE.
DANIEL AUTEUIL
FILMOGRAPHY
1974 L'AGRESSION, Gérard Pirès
1975 ATTENTION LES YEUX, Gérard Pirès
1976 LA NUIT DE SAINT GERMAIN DES PRÉS, Bob Swain
L'AMOUR VIOLÉ, Yannick Bellon
1977 MONSIEUR PAPA, Philippe Monnier
1978 LES HÉROS N'ONT PAS FROID AUX OREILLES, Charles Nemes
1979 À NOUS DEUX, Claude Lelouch
(AN ADVENTURE FOR TWO)
BÊTE MAIS DISCIPLINÉ, Claude Zidi
(DUMB BUT DISCIPLINED)
1980 LES SOUS-DOUÉS PASSENT LE BAC, Claude Zidi
CLARA ET LES CHICS TYPES, Jacques Monnet
LA BANQUIÈRE, Francis Girod
1981 LES SOUS-DOUÉS EN VACANCES, Claude Zidi
LES HOMMES PRÉFÈRENT LES GROSSES, Jean-Marie Poiré
T'EMPÊCHES TOUT LE MONDE DE DORMIR, Gérard Lauzier
POUR CENT BRIQUES T'AS PLUS RIEN, Edouard Molinaro
1982 QUE LES GROS SALAIRES LÈVENT
LE DOIGT, Denys Granier-Deferre
L'INDIC, Serge Leroy
1983 LES FAUVES, Jean-Louis Daniel
P'TIT CON, Gérard Lauzier
PALACE, Edouard Molinaro
1984 L'AMOUR EN DOUCE, Edouard Molinaro
L'ARBALÈTE, Sergio Gobbi
1985 JEAN DE FLORETTE, Claude Berri
MANON DES SOURCES, Claude Berri
(MANON OF THE SPRING)
Cèsar 1986 for Best Actor
1986 LE PALTOQUET, Michel Deville
1988 ROMUALD ET JULIETTE, Coline Serreau
QUELQUES JOURS AVEC MOI, Claude Sautet
1989 LACENAIRE, Francis Girod
1990 ALLO MAMAN, C'EST ENCORE MOI, Anny Heckerling
1991 MA VIE EST UN ENFER, Josiane Balasko
1992 UN COEUR EN HIVER, Claude Sautet
Felix Award for Best Actor - 1993 European Festival of Cinema
1993 MA SAISON PRÉFÉRÉE, André Téchiné
LA REINE MARGOT, Patrice Chéreau
1994 LA SÉPARATION, Christian Vincent
1994 UNE FEMME FRANÇAISE, Régis Wargnier
PEIRERA, Roberto Faenza
1995 LES VOLEURS (THIEVES), André Téchiné
LE 8eme JOUR, Jaco Van Dormael
Last Modified 12-December-1996
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